Amaca Pty Limited v Doughan [2011] NSWCA 169

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Amaca Pty Limited v Doughan [2011] NSWCA 169 Hearing dates: 26 May 2011 Decision date: 30 June 2011 Before: Giles JA at 1, McColl JA at 2, Sackville AJA at 3. Decision: 1. Appeal dismissed. 2. The Appellant pay the Respondent's costs of the appeal. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: DUST DISEASES TRIBUNAL - Appellant claims that Tribunal made factual findings adverse to its case without prior notice - whether Tribunal sufficiently flagged the issues - whether complaint of procedural unfairness made out. Legislation Cited: District Court Act 1973 (NSW) Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 (NSW) Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney-General (NSW) v X [2000] NSWCA 199; 49 NSWLR 653 B & L Linings Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2008] NSWCA 187; 74 NSWLR 481 Escobar v Spindaleri (1986) 7 NSWLR 51 Goodwin v Commissioner of Police [2010] NSWCA 239 Jones v National Coal Board [1957] 2 QB 55 Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Ltd [2010] HCA 32; 241 CLR 390 Lindsay v Health Care Complaints Commission [2010] NSWCA 194 Seltsam Pty Ltd v Ghaleb [2005] NSWCA 208; 3 DDCR 1 Stead v State Government Insurance Commission [1986] HCA 54; 161 CLR 141 Workers Compensation (Dust Diseases) Board (NSW) v Smith [2010] NSWCA 19 Texts Cited: Category: Principal judgment Parties: Amaca Pty Limited (Formerly James Hardie & Co Pty Ltd) (Appellant)